Self-piercing rivet and self-piercing riveting method and self-piercing riveted joint
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsSteffen Hofmann, Paul Bartig, Frank Wilhelm, Matthias Wissling
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Abstract
A self-piercing rivet for connecting high-strength steels. The rivet having a head which has a head diameter (DH); a shank which has a shank diameter (DS); and, located at the foot end of the shank opposite the head, the shank has radially outward a flat surface section and radially inward an axial recess defining an axial depth (LB). The ratio of axial depth (LB) of the recess to the shank diameter (DS) is smaller than 0.3.
Claims12
Self-piercing rivet (10) for connecting high-strength steels, with a head (12) which has a head diameter (DH), and with a shank (14) which has a shank diameter (DS), wherein, at the foot end (18) opposite the head (12), the shank (14) has an axial recess (22) which has an axial depth (LB), and wherein, at the foot end (18), the shank (14) has a flat surface section (20),
- characterized in that
- the ratio of axial depth (LB) of the recess (22) to shank diameter (DS) is smaller than 0.3.
Self-piercing rivet according to Claim l, characterized in that the self-piercing rivet (10) is produced from a steel with a hardness of at least 500 HV10.
A self-piercing rivet for connecting high-strength steels, the self piercing rivet comprising:
- a head defining a head diameter (DH);
- a shank defining a shank diameter (DS) and including a foot end opposite the head, and radially outward at the foot end the shank further includes a flat surface section facing axially away from the head;
- an axial recess located radially inward of the flat surface section, partly defined in the foot end of the shank, open axially away from the head, and frustoconical in longitudinal cross section;
- the axial recess defining an axial depth (LB);
- and
- the ratio of axial depth (LB) of the recess to shank diameter (DS) is less than 0.3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.